knüpften

[ˈknʏp͡ftn̩]

/[ˈknʏp͡ftn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“knüpften” is uncommon German (frequency #70,469 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,469
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs knüpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-knupften · knüpften · German

knüpften · rank #70,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,469
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kokosmilch

Nearest frequency peer: Kokosmilch (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „knüpften“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „knüpften“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for knüpften
PropertyValue
Headwordknüpften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈknʏp͡ftn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „knüpften“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).knüpftenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kokosmilch“ (#70,470), „klösterlichen“ (#70,467), „Kokosnüsse“ (#70,471). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „knüpften“ bei #70,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

knüpften is uncommon German at frequency #70,469 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈknʏp͡ftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for knüpften, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is knüpften, spelled K-N-Ü-P-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs knüpfen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs knüpfen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs knüpfen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs knüpfen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "knüpften"?
"knüpften" is spelled K-N-Ü-P-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈknʏp͡ftn̩].
What does "knüpften" mean?
As a verb, "knüpften" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs knüpfen
How do you pronounce "knüpften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knüpften" is [ˈknʏp͡ftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "knüpften" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "knüpften", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Korporal#70,481kribbelt#70,493karierte#70,440Jäckchen#70,433

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list